Water security is national infrastructure. We build it here.

Accountable for: Strategy, water quality & compliance standards

Has spent her life at the intersection of water, people and capability. Her family has worked in the international humanitarian sector for five decades, much of it across South-East Asia, with first-hand understanding of what happens when clean water fails. She has also spent time living within the United States defence community, giving her direct insight into the demands of defence procurement and an understanding of most other sectors Salventa serves. An 8th-generation Australian, she holds an Executive MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution (Bond University). She has built Salventa around Australian engineering excellence and the conviction that clean, secure water is infrastructure worth building to the highest standard.

Accountable for: Engineering project delivery & governance

Four decades solving engineering problems that don't forgive mistakes. As a past Non-executive Director of Urban Utilities* and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, he brings a clear understanding of the governance requirements for water supply. But it is his career managing the development and delivery of engineering for complex, multi-technology projects across a wide range of technologies, recognised with CPEng, FIEAust and FTSE, that ensures Salventa brings the right expertise and professional capability to every project.

* Urban Utilities is responsible for water supply and sewage treatment across Brisbane, Ipswich, the Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset.

Accountable for: National Branding and Marketing of Salventa

Simone started her career in the mid-nineties presenting on Good Morning Australia. She worked with several brands to secure national exposure, driving online growth and sales for the companies she represented. Over the years she has coached executives in leadership and helped brand both people and organisations. Simone and her husband David have worked extensively in Africa, bringing water to communities without reliable access to safe sanitation and drinking water, most recently delivering clean water to 5,000 people in an arid region of Kenya. She is driven by a passion to see people gain access to clean drinking water.